The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-28
STATE HAPPENINGS


EAGLE LAKE, Dee. 2S.--Jamcs Gal
lahcr, OF tbs place, who has beer
undergoing an examining trial before
Justice Schly at Wharton for the pas
two weeks. charged with The murder
of Mrs Brown and son, at East Ber
nard, few weeks ago, returned home
Monday, having been admitted to bal
in the sum of S25, 900, which he readily
gave. Mr.. Gallaher is one of our most
honorable and highly res pected citi-
zcns, and that he should he suspected
of having committed the oilensc with
which he is charged, is a matter to be
deeply regretted here. Willie Harris
of Richmond, who was shot through
the left lobe of the lung by Constable
j. Il. Straham last week while resist
ing an arrest. is slowly improving
Harris is wanted in Fort Bend County
to answer II charge of rape and other
ollcnscs. Owing to railroad disasters
and bad track, the trains over both
roads have been late the past few days.
LLANo, Dec. 20. The syndicate who
bought the iron mountains in the vicn-
ity of this town have drilled to Il depth
of forty feet without going through the
ferruginous vein. ! hey nave also sunk
shafts at various angles at different
points. and they are convinced that
there is rs little question as to the
quantity as there is as to the quality OF
the ore. The manganese formation
is inexhaustiblc. here is no doubt
but that the projected line of the Santa
FL railroad from Goldthwaiic to San
Saba has Llano in view rs its objective
point. The Santa Fc has the business
of San Saba anyhow, and nothing
would be gained by extending the road
to that town.
SHERMAN. Dec. ~. There was a
dance in the corniry Monday night, at
which number of Young folks were
present. All went along without any
thing to mar the occas on until the
guests were dispensing. Tom Bryant
and Joe Embree proposed race by
After running little dis
lance they collided. Bryants right
arm was broken in two places and re
ceived severe bruises and hurts about
the body. Joe Embree's left ankle
vas broken, one of the bones being |
shattered, and he received Il deep cash
cut uhder his lett eye, completely d s
placing the eye from its socket. AT
last accounts both of the young men
were resting as easily as could be ex-
pected.
Bolton, Dec. 2S.-Ip response to
petition from all of the jurors, Endorsed
BY the Judge before whom he was con-
v,cted, reinforced by petitions from
over thousand of Bell ,ounty's citi-
zcns, Gov. Ross has granted full and
unconditional pardon to X, NJ. Chinn,
who was convicted OF manslaughter |
here on Thursday last and sentenced 10
serve two years in the penitentiary.
The pardon was brought in late Tues
day evening by Judge Saunders and
Speaker George {. Pendlcton. who
went 10 Austin to present ii TO the
governor. Over one hundred citizens
Of Brown county came IN on Tuesday
evenings train, summoned hiiher in
The case of the two alleged fence
cutters whose cases were transferred to
his court on a change of venue. The
cases are expected to result in some
development.
VAN AIsTyNE. Dec. 2S.-Monday
evening, at a shooting match just on
tide the corporation, Mr. Riley and
Mr.. Kennedy became involved in a
'ow. in which Mr.. Kennedy received Il
mt about six inches in length just be
ow the ribs on the left side and long
FASH on the head. Both parties had
,ecn imbibing too freely. No arrests
we're made. DIR. Basket dressed the
man and he left foi home.
Honey, maple syrup by the gallon or
uart, also dried beef. At A. Il. Bouche's. II